单词 | priesteen |
释义 | priesteenn. humorous or mildly depreciative. A priest, esp. a young or unimportant one. Cf. priestling n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > priest > kinds of priest > [noun] > young or petty priest priestling1629 priestlet1880 priesteen1907 1907 J. M. Synge Playboy of Western World i. 23 ‘It isn't fitting,’ says the priesteen, ‘to have his likeness lodging with an orphaned girl.’ 1912 J. Joyce Let. 19 Aug. (1966) II. 304 Can your friend in the sodawater factory or the priesteen write my verses? 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. ix. [Scylla & Charybdis] 206 The quaker's pate godlily with a priesteen in booktalk. 1990 J. McGahern Amongst Women 166 He wasn't much use though the poor fellow tried his best. He was brought up to be the priesteen. 2002 Irish Times (Nexis) 20 Apr. 55 Wednesday's epic exploration of Irish priests (and priesteens) and their discontents. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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